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How to create list item on different site calendar after workflow approval

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I have a vacation request located on our corprate home page that is available to all departments. we have more department sites within the same site collection, each having their own calendar. I am wondering if its possible to have the workflow create
a list item on a different site calendar IF the department equals "other department". So all departments submit the vacation request from the home site, then when it is approved the calendar in their department is updated.

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Just to add to what I just wrote, you really don't want to copy the list item in this case. If the user deletes the item in the subsite, you have to worry about updating the replicated copy. Same with updates. Rollup is better if you can live
with that format.--Paul Galvin, Computer Generated Solutions (CGS)
Microsoft MVP - SharePoint
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It appears that the "copy list item" action only allows you to copy to another list in the same site. I need to add a list item to a calendar on a different site within the same site collection. This seems like it should be a standard feature
within SPD instead of having to fork out $800.00 for something like Workflow Essentials. If anyone has any input I'd like to hear.

Just to add to what I just wrote, you really don't want to copy the list item in this case. If the user deletes the item in the subsite, you have to worry about updating the replicated copy. Same with updates. Rollup is better if you can live
with that format.--Paul Galvin, Computer Generated Solutions (CGS)
Microsoft MVP - SharePoint
Blogging @ http://www.mstechblogs.com/paul
Twitter @ http://www.twitter.com/pagalvin

Yes, I have MOSS 2007, but I don't see how I can get SPD to to add a list item to a vacation calendar that's on another site. One work around that I'm thinking about using is creating all the vacation calendars on the same site where the actual "Vacation
Request" resides and hide the links on the main page, then on the seperate department sites I would add a link to thier respective calendar.

Paul is right in saying that SPD actions are only restricted to the current site. If you want to create a calendar item on some other site then you have to use Visual studio for designing your workflows.

You alternative option will also work by creating the vacation calendars on the same site.